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I'm a lightweight and not a drinker, so I had no issues giving it up. I don't think I would've chanced it w a weekly glass; I did have a sip of champagne during my first pregnancy and a sip of beer during my second. No issues with either.

I don't but it's none of my business what other people do.

I don't do it. I'm a worrier and would totally never be able to forgive myself if I had wine and then something with the pregnancy or child later went wrong.

I don't think 9 months is that long in the grand scheme of life

I dont but I am a parinoid one...lol

I don't drink much when I am not pregnant so it wasn't hard for me not to drink when I was pregnant.

I know friends that have half a glass while pregnant. I think anything in moderation is okay.

I tried a sip of hard root beer and unknowingly had a sip of watermelon spritzer with vodka in it at my shower... I thought it was just watermelon puree. I wasn't concerned about it. My babies are doing good so all is well.

I don't think a glass of wine every other week is going to do any harm. I also don't have that much because I do worry anyway. First pregnancy I only ever had sips of dhs beers, this time, I've had a handful of half beers or very small glasses of wine. I feel comfortable with it, but will only do it at home because I know not everyone is.

I don't have any alcohol while pregnant. It's not hard for me to give up because I'm not a big drinker.

Different women metabolize alcohol differently. There is no way to know how your body and your baby would handle alcohol exposure in pregnancy. The AAP recently came out reinforcing their view that there is no level of alcohol consumption that has been proven to be safe in pregnancy. For me personally, that meant there was no reason to take the risk, giving it up for 9 months is really not a big sacrifice in my opinion. And I definitely enjoy drinking when not pregnant.

I definitely have the occasional glass of wine while pregnant. I make sure it's only a serving and drink it slowly with a meal, and I feel totally confident that that's not affecting my baby.

I had a couple glasses of wine per week in my second and third trimester and felt safe with that

I'm not the poster child for what to do when you're expecting. I'll cop to it; I had a glass of wine 4-5 out of 7 nights starting mid second trimester. Some nights it would be a white wine spritzer and it was two glasses other times it was a fancy mixed drink. I also went skiing in the alps at 7 months pregnant. I ate (a lot of) non-pasteurized cheeses. I ate sushi from reputable places. My LO is happy and an easy baby. I had what I consider to be a great pregnancy and an easy delivery. My stress level was lower than it had ever been (and I was a worrier prior to getting pregnant). I could care less what others do during their pregnancy. I got a lot of side eye but whatever

When i get pregnant i will avoid alcohol completely. Alcohol affects people differently under normal circumstances so i don't think anyone could ever guarantee what the safe amount is for anyone pregnant. I would rather play it safe.

I had the occasional small glass of wine with my first at weddings & other special events. He's 3 and totally neurotypical. I'm pregnant now with my second and have had several small glasses with meals over the last 7 months. I'm not worried about it. I'd probably have a glass at home more often but anything over a few ounces gives me heartburn!

ETA: to me, there's no ethical way to study this & scientifically link occasional drinks to adverse affects on babies, so it's more of a stress question for me. It is known that high stress is bad and low stress is good, so if an occasional drink relaxes a women - great; if the idea of drinking is very stressful/produces worry in a women - that's not great.

I don't think it's a choice between having an occasional small glass of wine or "playing it safe" because there is no clear consensus or evidence that there is direct danger of causing damage by having small amounts of alcohol. I also don't think it has anything to do with having issues/not having issues giving up drinking (the implication being that if you don't give up drinking completely it's at least partially because you *can't* give it up for 9 months) - I don't think most women are having a half glass of wine or champagne once a week because they *have* to, it's because they want to. Different choices. If you don't want to or are going to obsessively stress about it, then it's not worth it.

I did, my OB knew about it and she had no issues with it (and had a bit of red wine 3rd tri herself). We have another close friend whose anxiety levels were through the roof while pregnant and her OB told her to have a half glass of wine twice a week to avoid having to get onto Rx anxiety meds.

Has anyone else here read the book Expecting Better? The author is an economist who analyzed tons of studies on things like drinking, listeria, ibuprofen vs tylenol, genetic testing, etc, and then summarized all the topics in a way that tries to discern fear-mongering from logical reasons for the recommendations.

Anyway, she says 1 drink (small glass of wine, 12 oz beer) per week in the first tri, consumed slowly with dinner, is totally fine. Second and third tri, she says 1 glass per day is fine.

@LCTBQE: I've not read the book but several articles she wrote online and really like her POV

I had beer and wine through both my pregnancies (after the 1st trimester). Nothing more than half a glass of wine or a beer and maybe a few times a week. I felt comfortable with it and so did DH, but I understand that others don't and don't think it's weird either way!

I'm in the id rather be safe than sorry camp. I didn't have any during my first two pregnancies, and I won't during this one either.

FI also isn't comfortable with his baby being exposed to something so unknown, and his opinion is valid to me.

ETA I would never drink nightly or even weekly while not pregnant and neither would FI, so that probably plays a big part in it for me too.

I had two sips of wine my entire pregnancy with each LO. I agree with @BandDmommy: it's not for me, but it's none of my business what other people do.